Fransfontein
Frani | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 20°13′S 15°1′E / 20.217°S 15.017°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Kunene Region | Kunene Region |
Population | |
• Total | 700 |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
Climate | BWh |
Fransfontein is a small settlement in the Kunene Region, Namibia.[1] It is the hometown of former Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia - Libertina Amathila.
History
[edit]The settlement was founded in 1891 as a Rhenish Missionary Society mission station.[2] After the proclamations of land confiscation following the end of the Herero Wars in 1904, land in the area was set aside for the ǁKhauǀgoan (Swartbooi Nama).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ FRANSFONTEIN KUNENE NAMIBIA Geography Population Map City and cities coordinates location
- ^ a b Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 5 For - Hun. Cape Town: Nasou. 1972. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-625-00321-1.
20°13′S 15°01′E / 20.217°S 15.017°E